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Charges In Choking Incident

A 21-year-old man faces charges and a second man is recovering after a choking in Leamington.

The Ontario Provincial Police received word of an assault last Friday at a home in the 300-block of Essex County Rd. 18. Two men got into an altercation, and the one allegedly choked and threatened the other.

The victim suffered minor injuries in the assault.

The suspect is charged with assault, uttering threats, and overcome resistance by attempting to choke.

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